Scotland's First Minister is one of the keynote speakers at the Institute of Directors' annual convention in London's Royal Albert Hall, where she will address an audience of around 2,000 people.
Focusing on the EU referendum result, she will say the UK Government can "no longer ignore the social and economic cost of inequality" as a major driver behind the leave vote.
Ms Sturgeon is expected to say: "I'm very proud of the fact that Scotland voted so strongly to remain in the European Union. But I can't ignore the fact that even in Scotland, a million people voted to leave.... read more

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